i guess it's about recent exchange of their news service to vk. not literaly sold to the government
https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/12/yandex-news-zen-vk-sale-co...
https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/12/yandex-news-zen-vk-sale-co...
I remember some sources that they've sold ALL their media services, and the INTL is only left with services like taxi and delivery.